This weekend, Essence Magazine’s annual music festival will once again take over New Orleans. Under the banner of We are Made Like This, this year’s fest boasts GloRilla, Muni Long, and NOLA native Master P on its list, celebrating the…
It’s time to get more acquainted with the leaders of the new school that make up the 2025 XXL Freshman Class. After Samara Cyn, Ray Vaughn, YTB Fatt, BabyChiefDoIt, 1900Rugrat, Gelo, Loe Shimmy, Eem Triplin, Lazer Dim 700, Nino Paid and Ian all clapped back at the…
INFLUENCED BY: “In terms of music, I would say definitely Future. I haven’t really heard a bad song from [Future]. His songwriting is just something that you really can’t help but admire. When I found out that he [co-]wrote ‘Drunk…
For her Short N’ Sweet tour, Sabrina Carpenter partnered with Plus1, a nonprofit that per their website has programs including “a variety of offerings for artists and brands to engage in social impact in the ways that best suit their…
“JID a scribbler, he silly with it” — a bar that continues to hold true release after release for the Atlanta rapper, who has recently released two songs back to back. Merely a day after JID released ‘32 (Freestyle),’ the…
LaRussell’s schedule is busier than just about anybody’s, but he put some time aside to visit Uproxx Studios and be the latest guest on Sound Check. The new episode arrives shortly after the June release of Good Ethika, LaRussell’s whopping…
With his fourth studio album, God Does Like Ugly, peeking over the horizon, JID has gone back to one of his favorite standbys: releasing a fiery freestyle to help promote the project. He dropped “30” back in January 2024 and…
Larry June and Cardo Got Wings have reunited for another project, bringing in Bay legend E-40 on their latest single. The video for “Ya Feel Me” is understated, yet elegant (much like June’s raps), finding the two Californians trading laid-back…
It was confirmed last month that Ava Max is set to perform on the Macy’s 4th Of July Fireworks special (as are the Jonas Brothers, Eric Church, Lenny Kravitz, Keke Palmer, and Trisha Yearwood). Well, as of today (July 1),…